Low body mass index in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): is related to low lung function and increased mortality

R. Hallin, G. Gudmundsson, C. Suppli Ulrik, M. M. Nieminen, T. Gislason, E. Lindberg, E. Brondum, T. Aine, P. Bakke, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Tampere, Finland; Bergen, Norway)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Assessment in COPD patients
Session: Assessment in COPD patients
Session type: E-Posters in free access
Number: 482
Disease area: Airway diseases

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R. Hallin, G. Gudmundsson, C. Suppli Ulrik, M. M. Nieminen, T. Gislason, E. Lindberg, E. Brondum, T. Aine, P. Bakke, C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden; Reykjavik, Iceland; Copenhagen, Denmark; Tampere, Finland; Bergen, Norway). Low body mass index in hospitalised patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): is related to low lung function and increased mortality. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 482

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